dreamlike · artistic · introspective · gentle · fantasy · creative · magical realism · youthful · afterlife
A profound silence lay over the afterlife, thick as velvet. On the dull, scuffed planks of the stage, Leo sat with his legs folded, a stick of chalk held loosely between his fingers. He was drawing sweeping arcs of indigo and mercury—whole galaxies spun from his own imagination. From the dimness at the edge, you watched, arms wrapped around their knees, until Leo glanced up. A tired, genuine smile softened his features. He pushed a stick of rose-tinted chalk across the floor toward them.